IISc Quiz Club

19th Apr ‘09

1.Complete this old saying.

A night in the arms of Venus leads to a ---- ---- ----.

Heavenly pleasures lead to unearthly consequences!!!

A night in the arms of Venus leads to a lifetime on Mercury.

2.Connect..

Raymond Clarence Ewry, Wilma Rudolph, Lis Hartel, Tenley Emma Albright , Ethelda Bleibtrey, Shelley Mann.

All had been attacked by polio prior to winning Olympic gold medals.

Invented in 1974 by a Hungarian Professor of Architecture, to help his students understand 3-D structures, it made its international debut in 1980 in fairs of London, New York and Nuremberg. However, its move to shop shelves was halted briefly to meet Western standards of safety and packaging specifications.

“Inca Gold” and “The Gordion knot” were some of the names considered before it was christened as we know it today.

Identify this object!

Rubik’s cube.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Bennifer, Brangelina, Billary, Gerrymander (not an exhaustive list!)

4.Connect the following !!

Connect the two with a literary piece of work.

Jabberwocky from ‘Through the looking glass’.

5. Referring to their on court capers, American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson stated, "I think they've been a positive influence... They did not show blacks as stupid. On the contrary, they were shown as superior by being stupid."

Name this team which has a winning average of 98.5% from over 22000 matches.

Harlem Globetrotters.

6. Which renowned Indian singer played the role of the sage Narada in the Tamil movie “Savitri”(1941) ?

M S Subbalakshmi

7.It made its appearance for the first time in ‘The New York World’ in December 1913. Its creator was Arthur Wynne.

They were used to induct cryptographers into Bletchley Park during second World War.

What am I talking about?

Crosswords.

8.Connect…

Persepolis.

9. “In memory of my visit to the institute , to an authority on sound, from an ignorant violinist.”

Identify the authority on sound and the ignorant violinist.

This was Yehudi Menuhin’s inscription on CV Raman’s monograph about the violin.

10. Whose autobiography is called “Losing my Virginity” ?

Sir Richard Branson.

11. As of today, 878 of these have been identified today which have been classified into cultural, natural and mixed types. Each of these has been given an identification number. However, the identification numbers exceed 1200 although there are fewer of these on the list.

What are these?

World Heritage Sites.

13.This is the picture of Alberto Granado who made an appearance as himself in a movie which is based on the journey taken by him and a friend of his.

Identify the movie

The Motorcycle Diaries.

14. A win of this kind was last recorded in 1954 in France. History was created when this achievement was emulated in Albert Park, Melbourne this year in March.

What is this achievement??

A debut GP team, Brawn won the Australian Grand Prix securing the first and second places (button and Barrichello).

15.What does a lepidopterist study?

Butterflies.